BEST

Our School Ethos

Our whole school ethos, ‘Aiming to be our BEST’ encompasses our Well-being message. In school, we aim to create a happy, safe environment where we value kind and caring individuals who can achieve to the best of their ability. Our morals are shared with everyone so that we create a whole school community with mutual respect for one another. Each individual is challenged through the curriculum to achieve their true potential.

We champion these values through assemblies and, each week, different children achieve the BEST award, which means they are celebrated for demonstrating one of our values and bringing it to life. We also have children who are BEST ambassadors – year 6 children who have shown these values through school and become positive role models to the other children.

In addition to our core values, we also promote British Values through our spiritual, moral, social and cultural education which is delivered through the schools’ curriculum. We recognise that such development is most successful when those values and attitudes are promoted by all the staff and provide role models for our pupils.

BEST Ambassadors

D’Eyncourt Primary School provides many opportunities for young people to develop their leadership and representation skills and we entrust pupils with roles and responsibilities around school. The BEST Ambassador role provides important benefits for both the pupil and the school. Year 5 pupils can apply to become BEST Ambassadors at the end of the academic year aiming to start their role at the beginning of Year 6. In June/July, any willing applicants write a letter of interest to the headteacher stating why they should be chosen to have one of the roles. Once all applications have been received, the current BEST Ambassadors choose the most promising application letters and then interviews commence.

BEST Ambassadors have the potential to influence the school environment and the behaviour of their fellow pupils by becoming advocates for positive change in the school community. It has been proven that when children actively participate in leadership in school life, and their ideas and opinions are listened to and valued, they feel respected and encouraged to make further contributions. The BEST Ambassadors are responsible to show our core values at all times. These are:

• Being kind and caring
• Excelling in learning
• Showing respect
• Taking on challenges

The school expects from these pupils:

• A willingness to complete jobs and activities to support the school and to volunteer in key situations.
• A sensible disposition and pleasant nature, allowing for good relationships with all members of the school family.
• The ability to lead, to show initiative, to be level headed and honest in all situations.
• To show care and consideration of others around school.
• The ability to communicate effectively with all age groups throughout school.

The BEST Ambassadors are responsible for:

• Supporting staff during assembly, setting up the hall then sitting with the children and escorting Reception/ KS1 pupils to the toilet or reporting any children behaving well or misbehaving.
• Supporting in the corridors after assembly and at lunchtime, ensuring children walk sensibly when not with a member of staff.
• Helping in the dinner hall at lunchtime – helping children empty their plates, cut up food and pour drinks.
• Complete tours for prospective parents on Open Evening in the Autumn Term.
• Complete ‘Tidy Classroom’ weekly, going into each classroom and assessing how tidy it is that week.
• Help out at whole school events including the Christmas Fayre.
• Work with staff to decide on winners of in-school competitions.
• Organise the donations from Wolves Foundation for families in need.

The children also have regular meetings with the headteacher to discuss their job and anything they have noticed.